injury report: Igor Shesterkin is Day-to-Day with Mild Groin Strain

[Keirik]

23 games into his career, Kevin Lankinens career save % is .920

Henrik? .918

 

Just raise the banner now.

[Ozzy]

23 games into his career, Kevin Lankinens career save % is .920

Henrik? .918

 

Just raise the banner now.

 

 

:rofl:

 

Who you like better as the "backup", K?? You know my vote!

[Keirik]

:rofl:

 

Who you like better as the "backup", K?? You know my vote!

 

Lol I mean I know the guy that gives us long Islanders the feels but they didn’t pay Georgie to taxi it up so we know the answer.

[Ozzy]

Lol I mean I know the guy that gives us long Islanders the feels but they didn’t pay Georgie to taxi it up so we know the answer.

 

Unfortunately, I know you're right.

 

Unless Seattle grabs Georgiev, which is a long shot, we're stuck with him. He has basically no value at all right now, and even as a back up, I get all the symptoms of food poisoning when he's in goal! LOL

[Sod16]

Correct. Georgiev has no value at the moment and would not likely be taken if exposed. If we're not satisfied with him, we would do well to shop for a No. 2 immediately before the draft, when many will be available cheap, protect the acquired goalie, and expose Georgiev and that Kinky guy.

[Sharpshooter]

I know you won't really get anything, but how about trading him to Buffalo? Their goaltending situation is kind of a wreck. If they want to dump him that much. I don't know. lol

[Ozzy]

I think Georgie only has one year left on his deal after this season.

[Long live the King]

This reads as...If we removed the games where he sucked or was hurt, he's pretty good.

 

Not a ringing endorsement.

 

No it doesn't. 4th in SV% since he entered the league isn't removing any bad games.

 

But, since I brought up "the other guy" in the Fox thread, "the other guy" was a collective -5 in Shesty's 3 less than stellar games to start the season so he did have that working against him...

[4EverRangerFrank]

I don't think we've ever had a goalie that can do what Shesty can do with the puck, Sharpy. He's like a 3rd defenseman out there!

 

Agree. The first team that develops breakouts or other game plans while using the goalie more like a third defenseman will make hay until the others adopt the strategy - kind of like how almost every team uses the 'drop-back' pass on power plays when rushing the puck.

 

Even if you have doubts about doing this 5v5, I would definitely want to see more goalie use on the PK. The unexpected 'turn and pass back to your goalie' rather than crossing the centerline, and then having Igor kill precious seconds before launching the puck down ice would be a new wrinkle to the game.